偏头痛研究进展

Recent Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Migraine

偏头痛是一种常见的、长期的、慢性反复发作的神经血管性疾病,被WHO列为二十大致残疾病之一。频繁和严重的头痛会导致患者生活质量降低、学习或工作能力下降,对其精神和生活造成伤害,使之意志消沉,备受折磨。阐述近几年国内外治疗偏头痛的新进展,并指出未来几年中医药治疗展望,以期为临床医生和患者提供更多的选择。

Migraine is a common,chronic,recurrent neurological disorder that is listed as one of the 20 world＇s most common disab ling disorders by the World Health organization （WHO） . As the influence of frequent and severe headaches,the quality of life is reduced,and the learning and work ability also gets worse. This leads to great damage to both the mental and physical life of patients, which also depresses the patients. In this paper,the recent progress in the treatment of migraine all over the world is described. Besides, the development of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of migraine is pointed out, which is expected to provide more choices for clinicians and patients.